Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Portage's Pfizer plant the center of attention as vaccine begins shipping
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County has been in the focus all weekend for a good weekend, as the first shipments of Pfizer's vaccine for COVID-19 were trucked from their Portage facility to La...
Dec 14, 2020
Gmail or YouTube wouldn't load? You weren't alone
UNDATED (WKZO AM/FM) - The sudden outage of YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive has caused widespread panic on social media, prompting the hashtag #YouTubeDown to become a globally trending topic within a...
Dec 14, 2020 A screenshot of a Gmail error message
Local officials say vaccinating health care personnel first is a crucial
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As state and federal health officials finalize their plans for distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine that is being manufactured in Portage, local hospital o...
Dec 12, 2020 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
One person injured after shots fired into Kalamazoo Township home
KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person was injured early Friday morning as shots were fired into a Kalamazoo Township home. Officers from the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department were cal...
Dec 11, 2020
Otsego man and Battle Creek woman killed in separate US-131 accidents Thursday
SHELBYVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An Otsego man was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer, while a Battle Creek woman was killed in a separate multi-vehicle accident Thursday along a stretch of US-...
Dec 11, 2020
Four Michigan Republicans join Texas lawsuit against Michigan
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Four Michigan Congressmen, all Republicans, have joined a lawsuit from Texas trying to overturn the Presidential election. U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga of Zeeland; John Moolenaar o...
Dec 11, 2020 Detail from Michigan's response to Texas elections lawsuit.
BCFD looking into cause of Thursday night Elm Street fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The cause of a Thursday night fire at 35 Elm Street in Battle Creek is unknown at this time. The Battle Creek Fire Department says they were called to the two story prop...
Dec 11, 2020 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief positive for COVID-19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Chief Vernon Coakley is recuperating at home after being diagnosed with COVID-19 Wednesday evening. In a press release issued by the ...
Dec 10, 2020 (Photo courtesy of KDPS)
Sherwood man dies in two vehicle St. Joseph County crash
FAWN RIVER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - A Sherwood man was killed and two other persons were injured Wednesday morning in a Saint Joseph County two vehicle crash. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhi...
Dec 10, 2020 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
B.C. City Commission may change waste hauler next Tuesday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek is looking to change their waste hauler services from Waste Management to Republic Services. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that Battle Creek...
Dec 09, 2020 Ash Kyd / CC
